“It’s empowering. I’m a different person from when I started to now. I feel stronger. I feel capable. I’ve started a business and it’s something I don’t think I could’ve done before, so I don’t feel lost. [My cast mates] are all businesswomen. They’re successful businesswomen and I’ve learned from each and every one of them. They’ve helped me.”

Bethenny Frankel also attended the soiree, sitting pretty in a booth with her pals including Tao Group’s Noah Tepperberg. Meanwhile, former “Housewife” Kelly Bensimon passed Frankel’s table without even acknowledging the Skinnygirl founder.